Collection model:
Kitchen waste collected door to door with wheeled bins; over 70% coverage. Garden waste managed at recycling centres.
Treatment model:
Kitchen waste: Dry anaerobic digestion (IOK-managed); Garden waste: Composting mixed with digestate.
Key elements:
PAYT fees by weight for bio-waste, garden waste, and residual waste; only paper or biodegradable bags with IOK logo allowed.
Evidence of success:
(2020 data) 73% MSW separate collection rate. Kitchen waste: 61 kg/inhab./yr. Garden waste: 65 kg/inhab./yr. Impurities ~ 5%. Diversion rate 81%.
Belgium
Scale: Regional
Demographic type: Inter-municipal
Population: 533,227 inh.; 346 inh./km² (2020)
Organisation in charge: ‘IOK Afvalbeheer (public company for 29 municipalities in Kempen)
Source:
LIFE BIOBEST (2024). D3.1 Guidelines on Separate Collection: Annex 1 — Best Practice Cases on Bio-waste Collection.